He has a new album, new single, and a brand-new journey, but Ace still holds all the right cards. Check out CosmoGirl's interview with Ace Young to find out why we're "addicted."

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WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO SINCE AMERICAN IDOL?

American Idol opened up all the doors to where I am now. Since then, I've been able to put together a team to make my album. I made a list of five producers I wanted to work with, and the first one was Desmond Child. I got a 30-minute meeting with him — but it went on for three-and-a-half hours. He said, "Ace, I'd like to do the whole album." So we made him the executive producer, and I didn't even have to go to number two on the list.

WHAT IS YOUR SINGLE, "ADDICTION," ABOUT?

Addiction is something that no matter what you do, it's going to always be tapping at your door — that's what it is whenever someone is addicted to anything. It's something they feel they need just to get that fix. In the song, mine is this girl, and it's pretty deep. The song is definitely going to catch people off guard. I'm a guy in his 20s — I'm not a bubble-gum guy. I'm the youngest of five boys. I've seen everything. I've done everything. I'm a grown man to a certain degree, and this song shows that. It's addiction to the fullest.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE GETTING A GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR YOUR WRITING WITH FELLOW IDOL CHRIS DAUGHTRY ON "IT'S NOT OVER"?

It was the perfect setup [for] writing the majority of my album. To get that, before I tell anybody who I am musically, is pretty crazy. Now, I think that people understand there's more depth to me than what is visual.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR ACTING SIDE.

I was recently on an episode of Bones, where I played a personal trainer who likes to sing. It was such a fluke that I got the part. They said, "Can you come over to sing a song for the director to see if they can put you in an episode where you have to sing?" I did, and then they asked me to read a line. Then they asked me to say it "angry." There were 30 other guys in the room that they still had to audition, and they offered me the part.

JUST FOR FUN: DO YOU HAVE ANY EMBARRASSING MOMENTS YOU WOULDN'T MIND SHARING?

When I was 6 years old, we were lighting firecrackers in the backyard and started a fire. My brother ran out and was pulling water from the creek and pouring it on the fire with a 7-Eleven Big Gulp cup. He had no chance and yelled, "Ace, call 911!" I was running around and said, "What's the number?" The very next day at school, when I walked in, everyone was like, "What's the number, Ace?" But dude, I was 6!